highest rushing yards per carry average career nfl running backs

Billy Kinard has the most career rushing yards per attempt per rush attempt by a running back, with 27.

NAMEYPC/ATTYPCATTGPRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Billy Kinard
B. Kinard
27
27.0
1
7
27
3.9
1
0
0
0.0
0
2Boyd Dowler
B. Dowler
20
20.0
1
12
20
1.7
0
549
32
17.2
45.8
4
3Joe Barnes
J. Barnes
19
19.0
1
3
19
6.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
4Dave Gagnon
D. Gagnon
15
15.0
1
13
15
1.2
0
20
4
5.0
1.5
0
5Dutch Elston
D. Elston
15
15.0
1
11
15
1.4
0
58
4
14.5
5.3
0
6Jeff Demps
J. Demps
14
14.0
1
2
14
7.0
0
21
3
3
7.0
10.5
0
7Manase Tonga
M. Tonga
12
12.0
1
11
12
1.1
0
18
3
4
6.0
1.6
0
8Jimmy Sidle
J. Sidle
12
12.0
1
6
12
2.0
0
16
1
16.0
2.7
0
9Carmen Scardine
C. Scardine
10
10.0
1
1
10
10.0
0
3
1
3.0
3.0
0
10Trey Ragas
T. Ragas
9
9.0
1
1
9
9.0
0
6
2
2
3.0
6.0
0
11Sultan McCullough
S. McCullough
9
9.0
1
1
9
9.0
0
13
3
3
4.3
13.0
0
12Derrick Foster
D. Foster
9
9.0
1
3
9
3.0
0
9
1
9.0
3.0
0
13Bruce Maxwell
B. Maxwell
9
9.0
1
11
9
0.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
14George Grimes
G. Grimes
8
8.0
1
9
8
0.9
0
17
1
17.0
1.9
1
15Dick Frahm
D. Frahm
8
8.0
1
11
8
0.7
0
10
2
5.0
0.9
0
16Randy Cuthbert
R. Cuthbert
7
7.0
1
11
7
0.6
0
3
1
3.0
0.3
0
17Bobby Leo
B. Leo
7
7.0
1
3
7
2.3
0
25
1
25.0
8.3
1
18Bob Keyes
B. Keyes
7
7.0
1
4
7
1.8
0
19
1
19.0
4.8
0
19Benny Sohn
B. Sohn
7
7.0
1
2
7
3.5
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Ian Smart
I. Smart
6.5
13.0
2
4
26
6.5
0
10
2
2
5.0
2.5
0
21Jonas Lewis
J. Lewis
6
6.0
1
11
6
0.5
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Beno Bryant
B. Bryant
6
6.0
1
2
6
3.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Dave Bernard
D. Bernard
6
6.0
1
15
6
0.4
0
0
0
0.0
0
24Jay Hornbeak
J. Hornbeak
6
6.0
1
6
6
1.0
0
13
1
13.0
2.2
0
25Kory Sheets
K. Sheets
5
5.0
1
2
5
2.5
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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1,103

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RUSH

827

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REC

701

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PPG

16.4

31st

OPP PPG

23.7

20th

RUSH YDS/G

96.9

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190.3

30th

2025 Division Standings
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9
6
0
.600
7
8
0
.467
5
10
0
.333
Browns Browns
3
12
0
.200
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12/28
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1:00 PM
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BUF Bills

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23

Final

20

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
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11
4
0
.733
6
9
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.400
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12
0
.200
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
6
0
.600
7
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.467
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10
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.333
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.200
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11
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.733
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.667
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13
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10
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13
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10
5
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7
8
1
.469
4
12
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.250
2
13
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11
4
0
.733
9
5
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.633
8
8
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8
8
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
6
9
0
.400
5
10
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
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11
4
0
.733
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11
4
0
.733
3
12
0
.200

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12/28
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1:00 PM